PLEASE HELP, car wont start! 325Ci E46

[Christ29]

hi guys, wonder if anyone has had this before. Ive heard it can be common on the E46. My car wont start at all. All the electronics, lights and so on work..but doesnt start. It doesnt crank, click or anything. When i turn the key on, everything lights up as normal, no errors show but when i turn full nothing happens. It happened last week for the first time, after about 20min of trying it finally started. i put the fan on and it started. Now a week later, after working fine since the 1st incident it wont start at all again. Tired for a entire day with no luck. Could it be the crank sensor? 325Ci E46 auto. thank you!

 

[Ralf*]

hi guys, ........ It doesnt crank, click or anything. ......... Could it be the crank sensor? 325Ci E46 auto. thank you!

I doubt it, if it were the sensor it would still crank, but possibly not fire.

my fault tracing would go to the ignition key barrel first, and thereafter the starter solenoid..checking for power with a multimeter along the way.

I could be wrong ?

 

[Sankekur]

I doubt whether it would be the stater solenoid, as you should then at least still hear the starter whirring about. You might want to check the relays, the things that normally go click and now aren't, but is could of course be something more than that. Best bet would be to have the codes read as that should give you the best idea of what might be wrong electronically.

 

[Coisman]

imp:
Where in Gauteng are you??
If close to Pretoria I can refer you to a mechanic, a trustworthy one :thumb:

 

[Christ29]

Thanks guys...im out in the south of joburg. il obviously have to get in towed in to the nearest garage to get it checked out. hope its not too serious!

 

[Sankekur]

Gizmo (on this forum) would be your best bet in the south of joburg.

 

[Couper]

My Ci had the same problem about 4months ago...all the same signs...started fine the morning drove it to work, the evening nothing happened not even a click or anything...turned out that I needed to have the starter replaced...car's been fine since...

 

[Phoenix]

Could be starter.....or maybe just the engines EARTH? when we rebuilt my motor we forgot to connect it and had a similar issue!

 

[Christ29]

My Ci had the same problem about 4months ago...all the same signs...started fine the morning drove it to work, the evening nothing happened not even a click or anything...turned out that I needed to have the starter replaced...car's been fine since...

Hi Couper, thanks. Who changed it for you and what did it cost?

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Gizmo (on this forum) would be your best bet in the south of joburg.

Thanks man..do you prehaps have contact details for him?

cheers

 

[Sankekur]

Gizmo (on this forum) would be your best bet in the south of joburg.

Thanks man..do you prehaps have contact details for him?

cheers

The easiest would probably be to PM him, but I will have a look and see if I can find his number for you.

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Here you go:

083 254 0344.

 

[Christ29]

thanks guys...just to let you all know, it was my starter. Replaced it and all is 100% again! Good to be back on the road.

 

[Christ29]

thanks guys...just to let you all know, it was my starter. Replaced it and all is 100% again! Good to be back on the road.